Pop up Dinner Party

We had a blast, good food, good wine and incredible friends. I had a remarkable time tonight, so much work getting everything set up but totally worth it. We had Thai food for Cholada restaurant across the street. The same restaurant we had our rehearsal dinner 10 years ago. No one could believe this was the same beach we were married at 10 years ago. Here's the photo bomb, I'm much too tired to blah, blah, blah but I thank all my lovely guests and my rad hubby for making our 10 year anniversary a memorable time. *Thanks to Jordan Ferney at Oh Happy Day! for the pop up dinner inspiration. J'adore!

Happily married 10 years!

Invites made by Antz

Our invites actually popped up

I'm so happy my BHLDN tablecloth just fit, I love it!

Thanks to Warren & Kim for providing shade with their umbrella

Cheers to another 50 years!

Thanks Nic & Ale for the yummy cupcakes for dessert and champagne

The weather was perfect

Our wedding beach will always hold a special place in my heart

Here's to the next ten years!

I love it when a plan comes together

This morning we set up the table for our pop up dinner to get a visual of how the settings would look for a party of 10. Holy Balls, I LOVE how gorgeous the tablecloth turned out!!! We went to the Flowermart in downtown yesterday on a hunt for white peonies. Sadly, they are out of season *bums me out they are only available for such a short time* so we had to choose from white hydrangeas or white mums. I considered the hydrangeas but they were already wilting and I don't think they would have held up well in the heat.

these Dahlias were pretty too but I fell in love with

Mums for the win!

I also found a gorgeous piece of driftwood that looks awesome as a candleholder.

I can't wait to see how it all looks on the beach!! I am so giddy with excitement.

Told you my BHLDN tablecloth was too short, we rented linens in ivory.

I got the placemats, dishes, wine glasses and forks from Ikea for super cheap

We folded the placemats in half so the table doesn't look overcrowded

The candles are fake since we can't have open flames on the beach

I am obsessed with my lovely driftwood piece, this color palette makes me so happy!

I can't wait to see the chuppah over the table. My lovely made this chalkboard sign for me.

I did I say I was mega stoked??!! More photos coming soon. Bon anniversaire!

Anniversary Dinner Plans

*I wrote this post last Friday 8/10*

Could it really be a week from my 10 year wedding anniversary?

So what will it be? Aulani Resort Hawaii...?


 
Sadly, not this year.

W San Francisco...?

Nope!

As wonderful as it sounds, we have school starting in a month. $$$! Holy Cow, she's really starting school already?

I thought long and hard about how to spend our special day and, with an out-of-town trip out of the picture, I considered what would be meaningful locally. We used to have a tradition of eating at Duke's Malibu, the restaurant we had our wedding reception, but the food has gone downhill since our last visit. I thought of Morton's or even the rooftop at the Standard in Downtown but we've done that before, it didn't seem all that special. Then it hit me. Our beach where we were married is the perfect place to have a pop up dinner party with close friends! I have to credit Jordan at Oh Happy Day! for the lovely inspiration. Antz made these incredible invitations for me.

I love my husband was kind when drawing my cankles!!

You can't tell but the insert pops up

The dinner will be an intimate group of 10

I went shopping with Aimee today and found some great things at World Market. I fell in love with this cabana but sadly it's not for sale. Maybe one day I can find one for future parties. We are going to use our chuppah from our wedding day.

I have butterflies in my stomach for how excited I am for this party. Tonight we are going to Ikea to pick up the dishes and look at fabric for the tablecloth. I was going to use my new tablecloth from BHLDN *I had to have it the second it went on sale!*



Isn't it adorable? The bad news is, this guy measures 70"L, 50"W. Well, with 10 people sitting at our 8 foot table, I did the math and it will fall short. I may still use it as a runner because it's soo pretty! This week will be crazy busy. We have Liv's pre-school parent orientation on Wednesday and Thursday we are going wine tasting with Aimee. YAY!